Globalization and Democracy Roundtable Series

Roundtable

Directors:	Julia E. Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies Shannon K. O'Neil, Douglas Dillon Fellow for Latin America Studies

July 2007 - Present

Despite substantial structural reforms and market opening, Latin America continues to lag behind other developing regions. Trade and economic growth trail far behind both East and South Asia. Value-added and high technology exports remain minimal. Economic inequality rivals even the most troubled African nations, leaving the vast majority of the population without the resources to successfully integrate into an increasingly global marketplace. Limited opportunities at home are driving migratory flows north, changing the economies, societies and polities of both the sending Latin American countries and the main receiving country, the United States. Politically, the narrow gains from globalization are placing democracy at risk. The recent electoral prominence of outsider, populist, and even authoritarian candidates reflects the growing apathy and distrust of citizens, due in large part to the economic exclusion of Latin America's majorities from the benefits of globalization.

The Globalization and Democracy Roundtable Series will look broadly at the issues facing Latin American and U.S. policymakers. Drawing on the experience of practitioners and experts from the public sector, academia, and the private sector, it will systematically examine a range of related issues, including the state of Latin America's social contract, the rule of law, the informal sector, the digital divide, physical infrastructure and human capacity building, taxation and governments' revenue stream, poverty and inequality, the potential for public-private partnerships, and the potential for energy resources to redress social exclusion.

This series is made possible by the support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Ford Foundation.

Meetings

Globalization and Democracy Roundtable Series: Public Security and Competitiveness in Latin America

Roundtable Meeting

June 24, 2008

Speakers:	Diane Davis, Professor of Political Sociology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Daniel Lederman, Senior Economist, World Bank Group
	Dafna Tapiero, Manager, CommDev, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
Presider:	Julia E. Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Globalization and Democracy Roundtable Series: Education, Competitiveness, and Democracy in Latin America

Roundtable Meeting

June 9, 2008

Presider:	Shannon K. O'Neil, Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers:	Antonio Madero, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SanLuis Corporation
	Fernando Reimers, Director of Global Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
	Cecilia María Vélez White, Minister of Education, Government of Colombia

Globalization and Democracy Roundtable Series: Trade and Agriculture-The Consequences of Trade Liberalization for Food and Jobs in Latin America

Roundtable Meeting

June 2, 2008

Presider:	Julia E. Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers:	Daniel Gustafson, Director, Liason Office, Washington, DC, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
	Sandra Polaski, Senior Associate and Director, Trade, Equity, and Development Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
	Maximo Torero, Division Director, Markets, Trade, and Institutions, International Food Policy Institute

Globalization and Democracy Roundtable Series: Dinner with Evo Morales

Roundtable Meeting

April 21, 2008

Speaker:	Evo Morales, President of the Republic of Bolivia
Presiders:	Shannon K. O'Neil, Douglas Dillon Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
	Julia E. Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Globalization and Democracy Roundtable Series: Competitiveness and Democracy in Latin America - Author Roundtable

Roundtable Meeting

January 31, 2008

Presider:	Shannon K. O'Neil, Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers:	John Price, President, InfoAmericas, Inc.
	Michael Reid, Americas Editor, The Economist

Globalization and Democracy Roundtable Series: Economic Integration and Prosperity in the Americas

Roundtable Meeting

November 16, 2007

Presider:	Julia E. Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director of Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers:	Thomas Shannon Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
	Daniel Sullivan, Assistant Secretary; Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Globalization and Democracy Roundtable Series: Globalization and Trade - Comparing Public Attitudes in Latin America and Asia

Roundtable Meeting

November 5, 2007

Presider:	Julia E. Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director of Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers:	Andrew Kohut, Director, Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
	Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
	Steven R. Weisman, Chief International Economics Correspondent, The New York Times

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